African Liberation: Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, African spring gathering steam
I have a dream that after the African spring, Africa will be a great continent.
Background
When things got quite bad and the Arab World couldn’t contain it, they turned against their leaders to ask pertinent questions.
Revolution dawned on the Arab world, and since after the revolution, things were no longer the same to date. The revolution changed the political landscape of all Arab countries.
The spring was tagged Arab Spring, and Arab countries in Africa partook of it.
It forced presidents and prime ministers to resign.
It led to the deaths of many heroes and heroines, but their blood counted and set the precedents for the better future and condition Arab countries are in today.
They died for their children to be able to have a future.
Africa has long lost its dignity and future to the nature of leaders that surround it.
Leaders across the continent have chosen to be parasites and hypocrites, coming up there to take a bite.
They have become hyenas and jackals, waiting for the carcass of Africa to devour.
Their bellies have bloated with the pounds of flesh of Africa. They feed off Africa in the name of political leadership and consign African children to perpetual sufferings.
Kenya
Kenya has, over the years, had leaders that focused more on pleasing their colonial masters than pleasing their citizens, borrowing trillions of dollars all to come back home and share amongst the politicians in the country.
The country has failed to make out anything from the money it has been borrowing since its hard fought independence.
Kenya practices democracy, but their democracy is riddled with corruption.
Leaders have embraced embezzlement and financial misappropriation. The government often presents itself as a custodian of the law, but in the end, it’s all about embezzlement.
Human rights have been trampled upon, with elections rigged and the mandate of the people shared among political friends.
The opposition dare not talk, and the common man in Kenya is forced to keep quiet while the rich and the ruling class make most of the good things Kenya has.
In Kenya, it was by coincidence that a protest demanding the resignation of President Ruto dawned on him.
It began with a demand for the scrapping of a Finance Bill and migrated to his resignation demand.
The president took the people for granted and initially overlooked them until he saw the resolve of the people and announced the termination of the bill.
According to analysts, the Finance Bill will see to increase in tax to enable the country service the debts it had accrued over the years.
It’s insensitive of the leaders in Kenya to think the people cannot do anything when they force them to repay the money they embezzled.
All the trillions of dollars borrowed from the West, what was it used for, and what did it give the people? this question was not asked by President Ruto, and he never envisaged the people of Kenya asking the question.
Now the question is being asked, a protest threatens his mandate, and it serves him right.
Uganda
Uganda since India Min has been under the rule of one man, who has found nothing but dictatorship his darling.
He so much loves power but can not wield that power to the sound benefit of his people.
He so much wants to remain in power all the rest of his life, yet he doesn’t know the meaning of power.
Since 1986, Yoweri Museveni has been in power after leading a rebel group that usurped his predecessor.
He has remained in power and has not significantly brought about any change in the system.
He has not improved the country to meet the standard expected of a man with vision. Uganda remains the Uganda we knew from inception.
Corruption is the order of the day in the country, with opposition not regarded and human rights trampled upon with reckless abandon.
The people of Uganda are forced to be submissive and, to an extent, forced to believe the government is doing a great deal of good for them.
Nobody talks, political rivals are imprisoned, and elections rigged blazingly. There is no rule of law. The constitution is in the character of the president.
The people of Uganda decided to ask questions, but only a few of the political slaves could muster the courage to come out and protest.
The people say they want an end to blazing corruption within the government, but they were threatened to keep quiet.
Yoweri Museveni openly threatened to deal with any one that comes out on the street to ask him questions.
He scolded the people of Uganda like his children, reminding them that in some other African countries, their political leaders couldn’t feed them, but he could still provide three square meal for them, and why should they ask him questions?
The protestors chose a date to protest, and despite the threats of death and imprisonment.
Despite the deployment of troops and police to eliminate or arrest who comes out to protest, the courageous Ugandans came out on the D-day.
It was a scattered protest, but every revolution starts with few and ends with many.
The Ugandans are asking questions. They want the political leaders embezzling public funds to stop and face justice.
They want the political hooligans to be substituted for patriots in the country. The spring is indeed gathering momentum.
Nigeria
The country has struggled to put their country divided along tribal line together since it gained independence, but that effort has failed woefully.
Hausa man supports his tribe’s man who pitches tent against other tribes. Former president Muhammadu Buhari once said the Igbo tribe gave him five percent votes and that he would give them five percent attention.
The country practices democracy, but the democracy revolves around a political cabal that is responsible for appointing who becomes a president.
President Bola Amed Tinubu said clearly before his election that it was his turn. It shows there is always a prior agreement before the formality called democratic election in the country.
The country is also riddled with corruption. Borrowing from the West is part and parcel of the business of politics in the country.
A former minister and governor was once caught on tape saying that what politicians do in Nigeria is to borrow money and share. Like in Kenya, trillions have been borrowed with nothing to show for it.
President Bola Amed Tinubu came into power and floated Naira. He went further to remove fuel subsidy, which instantly crushed the economy of the country.
He was accused of not mitigating the effect of his decision.
The country is presently battling hunger, and the people decide to stand firm and ask questions.
Young Nigerians decided to announce a protest date, and while the date is fast approaching, the government is busy working hard to frustrate the protest.
The government has accused the protestors of being sponsored by opposition. It has also accused it of being arranged by criminals and many other accusations, but it appears the protestors are not deterred.
Conclusion
This generation of Africa is stepping up the push to restore the lost dignity of Africa. They are on a path to liberating Africa, and this sacrifice should be valued and appreciated.
They are now determined to ask questions and remind leaders in Africa that they can stand firmly shoulder to shoulder against them.
They are saying this protest is the hall of democracy and we want to use it and make things right.
The actions of these courageous African children don’t need to yield immediately for it to be engraved in the sands of time.
It’s the first step that needs to be taken that they are taking.
It’s the step needed to spur the majority of African children to join the liberation effort that they are taking. This step should be appreciated.
African leaders have the time to make amends, but I doubt they will make amends.
They don’t regard African children. They have their armies and police. They can unleash their armies and police on the people. They would like to test the resolve of African children.
African Spring is gathering steam, and if it doesn’t happen today, it can happen tomorrow.
I have a dream that after the African spring, Africa will be a great continent.
